Tue Feb 02, 2021 at 5:34pm ET
Rapper Silento was arrested and charged with murder. Pic credit: SilentoVEVO/YouTube
Rapper Silento has been suffering from mental health issues for several years, according to his publicist Chanel Hudson.
Hudson made the claim on Instagram, shortly after news broke last night that rapper Silento, whose real name is Richard “Ricky” Hawk, was arrested on Monday in DeKalb County and charged with the murder of his cousin, 34-year-old Frederick Rooks.
Atlanta rapper Silento is best known to rap fans for his 2015 hit single Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae).
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Hudson took to her Instagram Stories last night to claim that Ricky has been suffering from mental health issues for several years. She pleaded with fans to show support for the rap star.
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DeKalb County Police Department statement
Silento, whose real name is Richard Ricky Hawk is believed to have shot Rooks on January 21, with cops finding the victim in the middle of a street with several gunshot wounds .
The fatal incident is said to have happened on Deep Shoals Circle in Panthersville, Georgia at around 3.30am, where Rooks was pronounced dead on the scene.
It is unclear what triggered the attack, with police launching an investigation which is on-going.
Today, Ricky Hawk, 23, was arrested for the murder of his cousin Frederick Rooks, 34. On January 21, the DeKalb County Police Department investigated Rooks death after he was found shot on Deep Shoals Circle. Hawk is in the DeKalb County Jail charged with Murder. #WeAreDKPDpic.twitter.com/AfaA8CtXgx DeKalb County Police Department (@DeKalbCountyPD) February 1, 2021